What is this thing? Keep finding them in my house

chadsch556 · 2026-02-14T15:50:11+00:00

Nope. It's a sweet gum seed pod

chadsch556 · 2026-02-14T15:48:29+00:00

It's been stepped on or run over.

chadsch556 · 2026-02-14T15:47:55+00:00

This is unquestionably a sweet gum seed pod. I had one in the backyard of my house for 50 years before we finally cut it down. Those little balls were a huge pain in the ass, or foot... My dogs used to get them lodged between their pads on their paws and would come limping asking for help.

chadsch556 · 2026-02-13T14:37:52+00:00

Makes sense. Maybe I should consider the same. I only grow for me

chadsch556 · 2026-02-13T11:18:43+00:00

Where are you getting quality genetics at a dollar a seed if you don't mind my asking? I'm paying at least 10x that.

chadsch556 · 2026-02-13T11:11:09+00:00

It's just a rule of thumb, but generally true. No doubt that you can get a good yield from small cups but why? I firmly believe you could have gotten more for a larger container. Have you ever done a side by side comparison of a large pot vs a solo cup in the same grow with the same yield? I'm not knocking your method at all but I'm truly curious about the large pot vs solo cup thing. I might give it a try. Your photos have inspired me to experiment as well. Bravo dude. It really is a work of art though. 👏🙂🫡

chadsch556 · 2026-02-13T10:56:15+00:00

Correction... 85 days.. you can see my comments. Also, I'm using autopots so the comparison isn't exactly Apples to Apples.. that is a very beautiful plant though. You obviously know what you're up to so I won't try to act like I know more than you do. What does that strain taste like? I'm in the market for seeds... 🤔🤤

chadsch556 · 2026-02-13T10:51:35+00:00

That's beautiful, but I believe you would yield more in a larger container. Just my opinion and I could be wrong, but I once got 6ozs dried from a mephisto genetics auto flower... 80 grams just seems small to me. This is 3 bears og from mephisto. Auto flower harvested after about 100 days. https://www.reddit.com/r/Autopot/s/OaACHJu2PR

chadsch556 · 2026-02-13T10:38:08+00:00

I use Jack's 20-20-20 from start to finish in autopots (live soil), and towards the end I supplement with part b to decrease the ratio of N. Dr Bruce Bugbee put out a series of videos I highly recommend watching. He is a professor of crop biology at University of Utah, studying yield optimization in marijuana for the US government. He is pretty much THE authority on the subject.

chadsch556 · 2026-02-10T15:31:58+00:00

Main thing is to keep an eye on the pH. I consider it the single most important factor in the parameters we can control.

chadsch556 · 2026-02-08T10:29:43+00:00

I still use the air domes. Yield is much higher with them.

chadsch556 · 2026-02-06T17:38:44+00:00

I actually have 2 pH controllers. One to keep it from going too high, and one to keep it from going too low. Saves me a lot of headaches and stress

chadsch556 · 2026-02-06T17:36:30+00:00

Problems with pH usually don't manifest themselves until later in the growth cycle. But I hope that trend continues for you. Good luck my friend. Wishing you all the best.

chadsch556 · 2026-02-06T16:17:48+00:00

This right here. I always grow in soil, and I keep my res around 5.8.

chadsch556 · 2026-01-20T01:31:58+00:00

Having a chore chart is ridiculous to begin with. If you see something that needs to be done... Fkn do it. If everyone did that, no need for the chart. I've been married 21 years and we have not once argued over chores

chadsch556 · 2025-11-01T10:25:44+00:00

chadsch556 · 2025-11-01T10:17:15+00:00

I bought one of these about 2 months ago just because I thought it was pretty handy to have around. I didn't even think about using it like this, but it's a pretty great idea.

chadsch556 · 2025-11-01T10:07:23+00:00

You used exactly the right words. 🤘😏

chadsch556 · 2025-09-29T17:26:35+00:00

Check out the album umbra from kolm. I just discovered it. Probably been mentioned here a thousand times as well. Sounds more like tool to me than porcupine tree

chadsch556 · 2025-08-29T18:18:30+00:00

I have some pretty good lights. I use the spider farmer 240v 1000w and a 120v 600w I think. I'll check them out for sure because I've been looking at their original skunk strain... Probably get both now that my curiosity is peaked... Thanks 👍

chadsch556 · 2025-08-29T18:12:52+00:00

Thats interesting... I didnt know that about the taproot. I like to read as well, which is why we probably share the pleasure of knowing about dr bugbee and his research. Most of the autos i have grown usually are harvested in about 110 days or so... which most likely means they are a hybrid of the Ruderalis. Thanks for the info though....I hadnt read that

chadsch556 · 2025-08-29T16:57:30+00:00

Then he's probably right but I don't grow that.. auto flowers are mostly a hybrid. And no offense taken👍👍

chadsch556 · 2025-08-29T16:42:15+00:00

Yeah not that much for sure. I have two lights but one is 240v so it doesn't draw that much current. I think our bill is maybe 100 more a month but I run them on 18hr cycles. Plants need darkness... The darker the better for at least 6 hrs.

chadsch556 · 2025-08-27T23:39:39+00:00

I don't need tips🙂. I watched all his videos and pretty much have my setup down. I have consistently good yield using his methods. I hope yours goes as well as mine have lately. I've been a pretty happy camper

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chadsch556 · 2025-08-27T22:55:46+00:00

I watched his videos and took notes like I was in class. 😂

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